Climate Impact Report – 1/29
January 29, 2024
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$10 T
A new study found that shifting towards a more sustainable global food system could create up to $10 trillion of benefits annually, improve human health, and ease the climate crisis.
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Flood
A new study found that flooding in San Diego, California, was amplified by climate change.
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Lowest
waterThe lake that allows the Panama Canal to function recorded the lowest water level ever for the start of a dry season this year, so vastly fewer ships can pass through the canal.
Key Facts Of The Day 1/29
Storms and Flooding
- A new study found that flooding in San Diego, California, was amplified by climate change.
- San Diego County, California, will get hit with 1 to 1.5 inches of rain from early Thursday to midday Friday, possibly causing heavy runoff in a region still recovering from last week’s damaging, storm-induced flooding.
- A quick-moving clipper storm dropping southward out of Canada will spread accumulating snow from Michigan to the Appalachians from Monday to Wednesday.
Wildfires
- The last of the 100 known wildfire victims that destroyed Maui’s historic town of Lahaina in August was identified last Friday.
Extreme Heat
- A new rule from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) could provide federal protection against heat exposure for the first time and require companies to invest in employees’ well-being during the hottest parts of the year.
- The lake that allows the Panama Canal to function recorded the lowest water level ever for the start of a dry season this year, so vastly fewer ships can pass through the canal.
- The Panama Canal Authority has reduced daily traffic through the narrow corridor by nearly 40% compared with last year.
- A new study found that hot droughts have become more prevalent and severe across the western U.S. due to human-caused climate change.